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Movie-fans: Lose those Last 5 lbs With Help from Movies

Sticking to good eating habits to achieve better health and our dream figure is not easy. I know because I've been there. I had to take 4 months off my work to learn how to use food properly to stay healthy and trim. In the process, I learned many lessons--not about the food groups and my eating habits, we all know that stuff--but about how important discipline is in success.

I didn't lose weight just because I ate less and exercised more. I lost weight because I was forced to be disciplined. This means that I stuck to an eating and exercise plan and used every means possible to stay disciplined every time my "inner demons" kicked in, meaning to sabotage my efforts.

To battle those demons, I practiced what I preach: I got help from movies.

If you are not successful in sticking to healthy eating habits, this is because you lack the patience and discipline to do what it takes to see results.

There is only one solution: To teach yourself discipline and slow down your reactions of using food for emotional comfort. If you are like mea movie-fanatic determined to conquer her self-sabotaging demonsteach yourself self-discipline with help from movies.

Instead of grabbing food, grab these DVDs:

--"The Karate Kid" to see how staying disciplined and focused transform you into a winner. Like martial arts, eating healthily is a learning process that requires discipline.

--"The Nutty Professor" to learn how to be patient with yourself as you are and not "cut corners" with your transformation. Cutting corners eventually backfires and defeats your purpose.

Follow up: Note What these movies teach you about battling inner demons. Write one thing you can do to resist those self-sabotaging demons every time they attack you. Post it in a visible and private place and read it every time you need strength. If you don't have privacy, put up pictures of "The Karate Kid" and "The Nutty Professor" instead. Let them be your symbolic reminders of how to achieve success.

Authors Note: If you want to know how to use more than 200 movies to achieve your goals successfully and help your loved ones fulfill their dreams, read "Reel Fulfillment: A 12-Step Plan for Transforming Your Life through Movies".

Maria Grace, Ph.D., is a psychologist, public speaker, author and self-fulfillment expert. She helps individuals, families, groups and organizations fulfill their dreams and achieve their goals using inspiration from popular movies. She shows you how to use reel entertainment for real self-improvement. You acclaimed method Reel Fulfillment: A 12-Step Plan for Transforming Your Life through Movies, (McGraw-Hill, 2005) was hailed as a harbinger of the new generation of self-help and was featured in dozens of newspapers and magazines, including The New York Times, Glamour, Elle, and Self. Order Reel Fulfillment now, at: http://www.reelfulfillment.com Subscribe to Dr. Graces free Ezine, at: http://www.mariagrace.com Contact Dr. Grace at: mariagrace@mymyth, or call her at: 917-816-7632.

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